An international panel consisting of freeloaders of every nation, affectionately called governments, have jotted down more than 240 objections to proposed top level domains such as .wtf, .baby, and .islam.

Apparently, applicants have been given Early Warning notices, requesting further info or clarification, as well as suggesting withdrawal in some cases. Domains such as .finance, .dental, etc., have brought about warnings that applicants must have safeguards in place, to prevent potential misuse.

Domains on the lines of L'oreal's .skin and Johnson & Johnson's .baby have been flagged for anti-competitive potential. The companies have thus been asked to provide transparent criteria for access to these domains.

Domains .wtf, .fail and .sucks have been flagged for "overtly negative or critical connotation", which is too bad really because the world needs them now more than ever. The likes of .bible and .islam are being pondered due to their capability to represent larger communities they refer to and prevent abuses thereof.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has advised some applicants to withdraw applications, particularly in the cases such as .patagonia and .africa. According to current guidelines, countries and territories can only be registered with agreement of governments and authorities deemed relevant in the case.

As we suspected and now is confirmed by recently uncovered domain registrations, it would appear that a number of the titles that we suspected Microsoft would announce at their E3 press conference are just as we already told you. Sadly, for some of you these spoilers center around Kinect-enabled titles and most of them are sequels.

The new Kinect titles that are now confirmed are Dance Central 2, Kinect Sports Season 2, and Kinect Fun Labs. It is also believed that Microsoft will be announcing a new Fable title that will be called Fable: The Journey and it is rumored to use the camera functionality of the Kinect. We are not sure how this will work; and again, it is still a rumor beyond us knowing that we will see the announcement of a new Fable title.

Microsoft has already let it slip that there will be a significant quantity of announcements on the Kinect front. It is expected that some of these titles, however, will be hybrid Kinect titles, meaning that they offer both Kinect and controller support, and the Kinect support is an option (for example Forza 4) in these hybrid titles from our understanding. Still, a number of more traditional and hardcore titles are expected, as many felt that Microsoft was lacking them last year with the heavy emphasis on Kinect at last year’s E3 press conference.